Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-09-02
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs. Ester Carson, mother of VIM. Car
son Of Marion twp, died at her home in
New Castle last Sunday, aged 81 years.
-Gottleib Rexen, the German who stabbed
farmer Daft at Gibsonia has been captured
and jailed in Allegheny City.
The p. & w. &. r. will sell excursion
tickets to Allegheny, tomorrow at SLIGO,
good to return next day.
Our grocers are paying from 75c to 81 .25
for peaches and Sc pound for ordinary
grapes.
The second furnace of the Plate Glass
Works was started Monday, and is now run
ming. There are twenty pots in each furnace
The new postofice called Robb, is locat-
ed at Oneida Station in Oak land tp with Mr..
Erastus A. Gordon for postmaster.
Some of our merchants and their clerks
are making an effort to continue the eight
O'Clock closing agreement for the year round.
"A lively time is expected in Court next
week, a. an effort will be made to have some
Of the licenses in Butler revoked.
-CriminA Court next week, and cons
tables should read the new license Law before
making out their reports.
The new U. p. Church at West Unity,
near HarrisvilIe, will be dedicated to-day.
Services begin ct 1880 AN.
-Messrs. Ritter 4 RaIston have received
their Fall and Winter stock Of dry goods,
milliinery, carpets, curtains, wraps, etc.
Read their new locals In this paper
The schenck building will have stone
payement fronting ft, and its show-windows
will contain the first large plate glass made
in Butler.
The stone cutters along Main st., are i'm
provements worth noticing. The parties
furnish the stone and the Street COmmis-
sioner does the work.
The "saIt war" has not been very san
culinary on account Of the Don-explosiveness
Of the material, but if the contestants take to
beans, there liz no telling what may may
happen.
The Town Council will contract for a
Temporary school building consisting of one
room, to &c located on the coner lot owned
by the town in Springdale.
We are in receipt OF complimentaries for
the Butler and Mllestown Fairs, for which
the Managers will accept our thanks. Mill
erstown Fair next week Butler week after
next.
The cornerstone Of the new Lutheran
Church at Petersville, will be laid next Sun
day. Services begin at 1920 AM, and SER
mons by Rev. Batz, Rev, Wagner and Rev.
Cronenwett
The timbers for several new houses 10
this town have been erected during the past
few dayG Lumber is very cheap at present,
and good six room house can now be Duiit
and finished for about $500.
The Great Senior Ssgsmore Of the Great
Conncil Of Improved Order Of Bed Men OF
PENNSYLVANIA, sends Us q half column des,
crip<iou of their organization with q request
for gratuitous insertion The circular stat es
that the Great Chiefs are desirous OF formi ne
tribe in this place.
-Bolard 4 Greenless we'll on the old
BAumau place along Thorn Creek, la the
southwest part of Jefferson twp, is yet boxed
up, and IN a mystery" They undoubtedly
have some oil there, and this well opens up
new field.
BY an Act of Assembly passed last winter
the County Auditors pay is increased to -
per day. They were also allowed six cents
Der mile circular to their homes once week.
The former pay was $3.50 per day. The time
usually employed by the Board Of this coun-
~ is two weeks.
The fourth annual celebration Of the
founding of the Concordis Orphans Home
on the Oertel farm near Del ano Station, took
place last Sunday, and some 500 people
were up from Pittsburg and Allegheny. The
celebration was postponed few weeks this
year on account Of the suicide OF Mrs. OerteI.
"A tattoo artist II visiting neighboring
towns and imprinting pictures on the arms,
Legs and breasts of boys at from Is cents to $i
picture. The character adopted mostly Is
representation OF an actress in limited at.
tire. Boys who permit such pictures TO be
placed on their persons, where they will re.
main for life, will live TO regret 1t daily.
Mr.. Peter Goodenberg had the contract
for grsding the 70.foot street between the
new Protsatant and Catholic cemeteries, and
he did we'll. Both cemeteries have been laid
out in square blocks with 20-foot streets and
the Catholic in 10 have q circular central
park and flower garden.
"A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. Jas
Donaghy was taken from his pasture field
adjoining slippeyrock Park last Sunday
from Pittsburg that day and II Is supposed
that an excursonist took the horse. The
thief and horse were traced a. far ~ Prospect
and probably got safely 70 town.
There is a column OF sense in the follow.
ing item from an exchange: "Eyery man
who spends his money al the counter Of his
home merchant contributes TO build up the
town. But he Who goes elsewhere 10 buy
goods Just takes that money out of circula
ton in his own town and sids In the building
Of some place in which he has no interest
whatever" Always buy at home when you
can get what you want, and IL will always
vnav ynu IN Irnk q al wort tai n rnI ~
of your local paper.
As winter approaches our timers should
set their very best hands-the ones that make
things fit to "T"-to making stove pipe.
The exasperatons Of this trying article are
beyond calculation, and 1t causes profanity
to Aow from the mouths OF saints and sinners
alike. Many good man has had his chances
of salvation seriously impaired by it, and
millions Of bad ones have been placed be-
yond redemption. The timers should ap-
preciate their fearful responsibility in this
matter.
Somebody called Squire Beckwith, of
Mercer county il responsible for the follow
ing: Several years ago he attended revival
tavern. on the Greenville road. The enthus
iasm of the worshippers was worked up to
high pitch, and the leader was anxious that
all should join in prayer, and so he gave this
advice: "All dem who can pray in Cherman
yoost pray dot way, und dem who can't pray
In Cherman yoost pray in English, for tank
de Lord, Gott can yoost unterstand English
as well as he can Cherman."
While Mr.. Asa w. Say and John Ar
thurs OF Pittsburg, were driving out TO see
Bolard 4 Greenlee's new well last Monday
evening, their horss frightened 1t . passing
steam thresher and ran off, Mr. Say was
thrown against the wheel OF the thresher, and
his head and face were badly cut and bruis.
ed. He was brought back to the Lowry
House. where he was stopping, his wounds
dressed, and was taken 10 the hospital in
Pittsburg. The rig they were driving be.
longed to Vim, Kennedy, and the buggy was
somewhat injured. The horse is beautiful
black mare that he valued very highly, but
he sold her at a sacrifice two hours after the
\Tun.of, and will bring suit sgainst the owner
the thresher.
Marriage Licenses.